Leigh Whannell and Angus Sampson reveal the origins of their collaboration 'The Mule' - about a drug mule who attempts to withhold evidence by not going number two.

Synopsis

A 90-year-old horticulturist and WWII veteran is caught transporting $3 million worth of cocaine through Michigan for a Mexican drug cartel.

This is the latest directorial effort from Clint Eastwood, and his second of 2018. It is based on the true story of Leo Sharp, a World War II veteran who worked with the cartel. Eastwood joined the project in January 2018, with Bradley Cooper and other members of the supporting cast signing on in the months after. Production started in June 2018 and wrapped shortly after.

The Mule marks Eastwood's first acting role since Trouble With the Curve in 2012.